Avar

American  

[ah-vahr] / ˈɑ vɑr /

noun

1. a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.

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Avar British  

/ ˈeɪvɑː, ˈævɑː /

noun

1. a member of a people of unknown origin in E Europe from the 6th to the early 9th century _ad : crushed by Charlemagne around 800

2. a member of a people of the Caucasas

3. the language of this people, belonging to the North-East Caucasian family

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Example Sentences

Contrary to common practice in ancient DNA research, the team aimed to study whole communities and therefore focused on sampling all available human remains from four fully excavated Avar period cemeteries.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024

The historical knowledge on the Avar period populations was passed on to us by their enemies, mainly the Byzantines and the Franks, so we lack information on the internal organisation of their clans.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024

To find out more about the structure of Avar society, the researchers compared Avar graves from different time periods, locations, and social strata.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 1, 2022

They will introduce new heroes — including the inspirational Jedi Avar Kriss — and villains, such as the Nihil, “space marauders,” who threaten the peace of the galaxy.

From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2021

Næodunum seems to have undergone no such overthrow as those wrought by the Hun, the Avar, and the Saxon.

From Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine by Hutton, William Holden